There are various issues affecting not only this year’s, but possibly even next year’s peanut crop. Tyron Spearman has the details. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida …
Georgia Cotton Commission Welcomes Dicamba Announcement
(GCC) — On October 27th, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler met with farmers and industry stakeholders at Cromley Farms, a sixth-generation family farm in Brooklet, to announce new five-year registrations for two dicamba products and an extended registration for an additional dicamba product. The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) is pleased with this announcement. The GCC …
Dicamba Approved for Over-the-Top Use
(GAC) — On Tuesday, October 27, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler joined members of Georgia’s Congressional Delegation, Ag Commissioner Gary Black, and dozens of farmers and agriculture organizations on the farm of Lee Cromley in Bulloch County to announce the agency will approve three dicamba formulations for over-the-top use for cotton and soybeans. Members of the Georgia Agribusiness Council …
In-Person Food Trade Shows Returning in Some Asian Markets
Due to Covid-19, in-person food trade exhibitions have been rare across the World here in 2020. While some events have been conducted virtually, others have been postponed until next year. But according to a story from Joe Schuele with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), food trade shows are returning to some Asian markets. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding …
UGA Weed Specialist: We Can’t Do Anything but Thank the EPA
By Clint Thompson Cotton and soybean farmers can rest easy, the Environmental Protection Agency has provided clarity on three dicamba products, which provides growers ample time to prepare for the 2021 growing season. According to the Environmental Protection Agency press release, the EPA, which made the announcements in Florida and Georgia on Tuesday, approved new registrations for two “over-the-top” (OTT) …
EPA Announces 2020 Dicamba Registration Decision
Contact Information: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) Brooklet, Ga. (October 27, 2020) — At the Cromley Farm, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that the EPA is approving new five-year registrations for two dicamba products and extending the registration of an additional dicamba product. All three registrations include new control measures to ensure these products can be used effectively …
Peanut Standards Board Members Announced
USDA recently announced the appointment of three producers and three industry representatives to serve on the Peanut Standards Board. Tyron Spearman has the story. More information is available on the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Peanut Standards Board webpage. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril …
Cotton Bolls Mostly Open; Peanut Harvest Over Half Done
Last week was another good week across the Southeast for harvest of the cotton and peanut crops. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says nearly all of the country’s cotton bolls were open as of this past Sunday. But Rippey says the nation’s peanut harvest progress is behind last year and the five-year average. In Alabama, 96% of the cotton bolls are …
Sunbelt Expo Research Farm Busy During Harvest Season
By Clint Thompson The Sunbelt Ag Expo may not have taken place this year amid COVID-19 concerns, but that doesn’t mean the Moultrie, Georgia site is completely desolate this year. Research trials on a variety of commodities continued this growing season. Now is the time that University of Georgia scientists and industry leaders are harvesting their crops. “That’s been the …
Cotton Board Appointments Announced by USDA
(CB) – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of 13 members, 13 alternate members, and one advisor to serve on The Cotton Board. These appointees will serve three-year terms, ending December 31, 2023. Newly appointed members are: Ben B. Guthrie, Producer – LA; and Thomas Hayes III, Producer – MS. Newly appointed alternate members are: Matthew Cauzza, …